Halfway to the halfway point?

I had my 2nd of 4 treatments yesterday. I think Neil and I were both expecting it to be more of the same: foggy-head, achy muscles, overly tired...We have both been pleasantly surprised thus far! I haven't been overly tired nor have I experienced the fogginess that came with the last round. There were some slight changes to the med regimen that may account for this, and if so then I'm going to request a permanent change. I suspect the achy-ness will come as the shot works it's way through my system and encourages my bones to make more white blood cells. But if that's the worst of it, I'll survive!

I titled this post "halfway" because we honestly don't know what is happening after this round. I'm due to have surgery (and I find out what and when next week). Recovery could be anywhere from 2-6 weeks, depending on type of surgery.

I also finally received my genetic testing results. I have no genes* causing my breast cancer. This means that I likely fall into the category of "Familial Cancer" where some genetics and environmental factors come together to create the cancer.

On the work side of things, I've finally "graduated" from my day treatment classroom. I'm officially, solely an outpatient clinician**! I'm excited to move forward with the next phase of my career! I'm also far over my necessary hours to take my licensure exam and am planning on turning in the paperwork to complete that process! 

*Of the genes tested. There are millions of genes and environmental factors and I was only tested for the 6 most probable causes of breast cancer--two of which were the "Angelina Jolie" genes, BRCA 1 & 2. 

**For the time being. FMLA and this current bout of treatment have made it unlikely that I could continue as a day tx clinician. After tx has ended, I *might* have to return to a day treatment classroom, but this is clinically inappropriate as well as unfair for my colleagues. As for now, I'm an outpatient clinician and I won't know anything different for a few months. Cancer: life, ambiguous!